Salvatore Amico

Mr Amico was the general representative of Eramet in Gabon from 2013 to 2018. Eramet is a global diversified French mining and metallurgical group with its principal listing on the Paris stock exchange. During his time at Eramet, several projects were completed, such as the final permitting and government negotiations, construction and commissioning of the EUR228 million Compagnie Miniere de l'Ogooue (COMILOG) metallurgical plant, which value adds manganese ore to manganese metal and silico-manganese, the extension of the Trans-Gabon Railway concession and financing of a renovation plan, the creation of the School of Mines and Metallurgy in Moanda and a increase of manganese production at the Moanda mine. Eramet owns the Moanda manganese mine, a producer of manganese since 2020, and is the owner of SETRAG, the entity operating the Trans-Gabon Railway. Prior to 2013, Mr Amico held various roles at Eramet in Paris including Chief Executive Officer of the manganese salts and oxides business unit with production sites in the USA, China, Europe and Mexico, and two years as head of Guangxi Eramet Comilog Chemicals Ltd based in Shanghai, China. He is the Chair of the Risk Management Committee.